Prospective of Oral Pathology as Profession - A Cross Sectional Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: Choosing a specialty branch after bachelor’s degree is quite intricate, especially in dental field where all branches have their own importance and applicability. So in such circumstances one should assess his own ability and interest rather than any influence from his/her parents, friends and admission counselors and hence accordingly make his/her choice for specialization. The ambitions of an aspiring candidate in a particular specialty in turn contribute a lot for the future of that specialty especially in oral pathology which has the responsibility of diagnosing and eradicating precancerous and cancerous lesions. Study aimed to determine the factors that lead to the choice of oral pathology as career among post graduate students in private and government dental colleges in India. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out wherein 114 post graduate students responded back using open/ closed ended questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of eleven items which included demographic (age and gender) and career choice-related questions. Data was collected and presented as frequency distribution. Results: Overall majority of students choose oral pathology as choice about 60.5% (69/114) and 39.4% (45/114) were those who got in oral pathology field by chance. 17.5% (20/114) students had family role in getting MDS admission in oral pathology. Conclusions: Post graduate oral pathology students mostly have chosen oral pathology as a professional career due to their personal interest and influence of family and those who by chance opted oral pathology developed interest in the subject with time. There is also a need to broaden the scope of the specialty and to make it more practical.
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Owais Gowhar
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